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Just two updates from Microsoft today

Microsoft has just a pair of security updates for November's Patch Tuesday, …

Security administrators have it easier today as Microsoft is only issuing two updates for November's Patch Tuesday.

One of the update has been tagged "Critical" for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems. The other update, for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 systems, is less severe, and is rated as "Important."

Many believe that the "Critical" update addresses Macrovision's SECDRV.SYS DRM driver flaw that we covered last week. Microsoft has warned of a "limited" number of attacks that exploit this vulnerability to get elevated privileges on a victim's machine.

The "Important" bulletin is a spoofing vulnerability that was originally slated for release in October, but was bumped at the last minute. As a comparison, Microsoft released six security updates last month.